Jayne Appel had 25 points and 11 rebounds while dominating her low-post matchup with Jantel Lavender, and Stanford moved within one win of its second straight trip to the Final Four with a 84-66 victory over Ohio State on Saturday night.

Alison Lacey's three-pointer from the top of the key with 23 seconds remaining capped a furious comeback, leading fourth-seeded Iowa State to a 69-68 victory over ninth-seeded Michigan State on Saturday night and a trip to the Berkeley Regional finals.

There might not be any mid-majors in the women's Sweet 16, a first in the 28 years of the tournament, but that doesn't mean the mid-majors did not play a role. Ball State defeated eight-time champion Tennessee 71-55 in the first round, becoming the first team to beat the Lady Vols before the Sweet 16.

Michigan State fans came to boo their former coach. They left cheering for the Spartans. Mia Johnson scored 17 points and Lauren Aitch had 15, lifting ninth-seeded Michigan State to a 63-49 win Tuesday night over the top-seeded Duke Blue Devils and former coach Joanne P. McCallie in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Ball State stunned two-time defending national champion Tennessee 71-55 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday night, snapping one of the more remarkable streaks in college basketball history.

The NCAA wrestling championships are fast becoming the Iowa Open. Iowa State and defending champion Iowa were tied for the lead, both with 30 points, after the first day of the three-day meet Thursday night. The unbeaten Hawkeyes sent six of nine qualifiers to the quarterfinals with much better seeds than Iowa State, which had five qualifiers.

LaceDarius Dunn hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:12 remaining and Baylor ended a 24-game losing streak against Texas, advancing to the Big 12 championship game for the first time with a 76-70 victory Friday night.